In their accompanying essays, Cesar Paternosto focuses on the emergence of an abstraction rooted on the indigenous arts of the Americas; Lucy R. Lippard writes on her experiences while
researching the rock art of New Mexico; Mary Frame discusses the cultural resonance of
textile structural forms in the
ancient Andes; Cecilia de Torres narrates the story of the pioneering trecks to pre-Columbian sites by Torres - Garcia's disciples; and Valentin Ferdinan discusses the formative aspects of modern culture in Latin America.